In late January, Internationalen's Farooq Sulehria caught up with renowned writer and activist Tariq Ali. The following is an abridged vrsion of the interview.
Do you really think that Islamic fundamentalism is a threat created by US imperialism
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Sue Bolton, Melbourne
Craig Johnston, the former Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) Victorian branch secretary, goes on trial on May 10 on charges arising from an industrial dispute in 2001. The dispute was over the sacking of 29 workers
(for Etienne Patrice Kevin Mallard, who always cheered for ColonelMathieu and his shades, and, of course, for Liam)
Deja vu all over again. Some asshole from Texas is sending 'Merican boysand girls to do what Asian boys and girls should never do.
Now that PM John Howard has announced the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, his project of crushing every vestige of "special treatment" for Indigenous people is complete.
Mark Latham stole his thunder, by
Eva Cheng
Twenty days after Beijing's April 6 move to "interpret" Hong Kong's Basic Law in areas beyond its legal jurisdiction, it did it again.
On April 26, Beijing declared that it will not allow a popular vote on the territory's chief
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PSA says 'Put it to a vote!'
ADELAIDE — The Public Service Association has called on the South Australian government to put its wage offer for public servants to a vote of employees, after negotiations failed to reach a conclusion.
The PSA
In Our NameWritten/directed by Nigel Jamieson, in association with the Al Abaddi familyBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyPlaying until May 30
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
There are many moments of heart-stopping beauty in this staged narrative of an Iraqi
Alex Miller
In a rally called by the Scottish Socialist Party, 2000 people marched against the council tax in Glasgow on April 24. The SSP is campaigning to have the current system of local taxation replaced by a Scottish Service Tax (SST), based
Iraqis are immaterial
"You can't leave a vacuum." - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, April 10, arguing against the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Expert advice
"The Vietnamese people have some friendly advice for the United
The impact of Indonesia's election has been widely debated, but little attention has been paid to the movements for change in the country. Green Left Weekly's Vanessa Hearman spoke to Gigih Guntoro, the general secretary of the Indonesian National
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